 "Juliette" has become widely considered as Martinů's masterpiece.Martinů became aware of the play by Neveux in 1932, two years after its premiere at the Théâtre de l'Avenue de l'Avenue in Paris (8th arrondissement) on 7 March 1930.It appears that Neveux had come to an agreement with Kurt Weill to base a musical comedy on his play, but on hearing some of Martinů's music, passed his favour to the Czech.